Cooking Spotlight: Cheddar Biscuits

This month we started making cheddar biscuits, and honed our procedure for it. They're a delicious cheesy and bread-full snack!

Cooking Spotlight: Cheddar Biscuits

This month we started making cheddar biscuits, and honed our procedure for it. They're a delicious cheesy and bread-full snack!

Preheat oven to 425 F.
Prepare the ingredients:

  • 2 and 1/2 cups Flour
  • 1/2 cup Butter
  • 2 tablespoons baking powder
  • 1 tablespoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon pink salt
  • 1 cup milk (buttermilk preferred)
  • 2 teaspoons agave nectar
  • 1 cup or more of shredded cheddar cheese
Ingredients laid out, including flour, cheddar, butter, seasonings, milk, and agave nectar
Mix all the dry goods together, then add milk and agave nectar

After mixing in milk, shred cheese into dough and work in.

Cheesy dough on cutting board

Next fold the dough over repeatedly to develop layers, then flatten it out into a roughly rectangular shape. For maximum flakiness, be sure to repeat several times until there are several distinct layers of dough.

Cut the dough into eight roughly equal portions (I prefer rectangular instead of round) and place them into the oven abutting each other.

Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, keeping an eye for when the tops turn brown and the bottom starts to char.

Biscuits fresh from the oven
Another batch of biscuits fresh from the oven

For ideal serving, mix a garlic butter and drizzle over the top.